Alexis
GREGIS dit LAFLEUR
(b.
abt. 1733
,
d.
,
)
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Alexis GREGIS dit LAFLEUR was born abt. 1733
Alexis GREGIS dit LAFLEUR was the child of ? and ?Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Alexis married Marie-Josephte FALARDEAU 11 November 1760 in Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Josephte FALARDEAU was born 3 August 1733 in Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal). Marie-Josephte died 31 March 1793 in Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer). Marie-Josephte was the child of Guillaume FALARDEAU and Marie-Jeanne RENAUD.
son of Etienne Gregy and Francoise Pret
Québec Généalogie - What is a 'dit/dite' name?
When the first settlers came to Québec from France it was a custom to add a 'dit' nickname to the surname. The English translation of 'dit' is 'said'. The Colonists of Nouvelle France added 'dit' names as distinguishers. A settler might have wanted to differentiate their family from their siblings by taking a 'dit' name that described the locale to which they had relocated.
The acquiring of a 'dit' name might also be the result of a casual adoption, whereby the person wanted to honor the family who had raised them. Another reason was also to distinguish themselves by taking as a 'dit' name the town or village in France from which they originated. This custom ended around 1900 when people began using only one name, either the 'dit' nickname or their original surname.
Source: American-French Genealogical Society, Woonsocket, Rhode Island (www.afgs.org/ditnames/index1.html)
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